thelibrariangirl t1_jaatnua wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:22 AM

Except for the whole grooming a preteen/teen then marrying her…

SatansMoisture t1_jab21zq wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:25 AM

Kinda like how Priscilla Presley's parents' groomed her for Elvis and everyone thinks that it was true love?

Affectionate-Ape t1_jab7698 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:08 AM

Yes. Exactly like that.

SatansMoisture t1_jaca84b wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:07 PM

That's the great thing about cinema: perception is reality.

twalker294 t1_jaawh6e wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:43 AM

Why do you say this? She was 23 when they got married. Is there evidence that he "groomed" her or are you just talking out your ass for fake internet points?

If there is evidence, ignore that last talking out your ass part...

thelibrariangirl t1_jaaxao6 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:49 AM

He met her when she was 12 and was her teacher. Had authority over her all those years then married her.

krba201076 t1_jab0y0e wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:17 AM

pretty much. he was just waiting for her to get "grown" on paper before he officially started fucking her. IMO it is kind of sinister lurking around in the shadows until someone gets legal on paper or grows tits. Just date someone your own age and stop acting like people your own age aren't good enough for you.

twalker294 t1_jabhoqh wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:51 AM

So it's fair to just assume that someone did something horrible like that without a shred of evidence other than "well that's probably what he did." I hope you're never on a jury.

thelibrariangirl t1_jac9rjw wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:02 PM

lol. The evidence is that he met her when she was 12.

Hope you’re never around preteens.

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Moody_GenX t1_jaaxll4 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:51 AM

He was 37 when he began teaching her. It's not a far reach to make that assumption. Also, with the exception of his first wife, he was much older than his other 3 wives.

krba201076 t1_jab14mx wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:18 AM

I bet money he groomed her. The R Kelly of the 50s.

twalker294 t1_jabhhc3 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:49 AM

OK, so assuming just as I thought.

Moody_GenX t1_jachs5i wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:22 PM

I wasn't the person you originally replied to and I gave context to why someone might think that. 3 red flags for a groomer.

WonderWmn212 OP t1_jab03cu wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:10 AM

There is a documentary biography from 2013 called Afternoon of a Faun (no clue if this is still available), directed by Nancy Buirski.

SatansMoisture t1_jab2he3 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:29 AM

nice! thanks!

TIL American ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq contracted polio at age 27 in 1956 and was confined to a wheelchair. Le Clercq began studying with George Balanchine at age 12 and married him at age 23. When she was 15, Balanchine choreographed a dance for a polio benefit which presaged her illness.

SatansMoisture t1_jaasrl0 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:15 AM